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n. J. KINTNER. COMBINED TOILET ARTICLE.

patented May 16.1893.

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

CHARLES J. KINTNER, OF NEW YORK,I N. Y.

COMBINED TOILET ARTICLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 497,451, dated May 16, 1893.

Application filed May 9, 1892. Serial No. 432,382. (No model.) i

To all whom t may concern,.-

Be it known that I, CHARLES J. KTNTNER, a citizen of the United States, residing at New York, county and State of New York, have made a new and useful invention in Toilet Articles, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is directed particularly to improvements in combined toilet articles, and its objects are: first, to combine a hand mirror and hair brush; second, to provide la receptacle with such combined articles for hair pins or analogous toilet articles;,third, to combine a hand mirror, a brush and a brush protecting case, so that when the three are united they can be readily transported in traveling without danger of injury to either, thus combining in one -article a hand mirror, a brush, a receptacle and a protecting case for the brush.

My invention will be fully understood by referring to the accompanying drawings, in all of which like letters of reference represent like parts wherever used.

Figure l represents a plan view of the interior of a detachable hand mirror adapted to be secured to the back of a hair brush. Fig. 2 represents a longitudinal sectional view of such a detachable hand mirrorand case in position upon the back of a hair brush, the latter being seen in side elevation. Fig. 3 is a cross sectional View cf Fig. 2 on line 3--3 as seen looking in the direction of the arrows.

, Fig. 4 is a plan view of a combined hand mirror and protecting case fora hair brush; and Fig. 5 is a sectional View of such protecting case showing it in position upon ahairbrush as seen in side elevation, while Fig. 6 is a cross sectional view taken through Fig. 5 on line 6--6 as seen looking in the direction of the arrows. Fig. 7 is a plan view of a combined hand mirror and protecting case designed for use in connection with a hair brush;

in position upon a hair brush.

Referring now to the drawings in detail:- B represents an ordinary hair brush-and C representsacase made of metal, hard rubber,or any preferred material having its lower edges struck up in the nature of grooves (g g) adapted to iit over the edges of the brush back when slid into position, as shown in Fig. 3, and around the end of the back in like manner.

M represents a mirror held in position within the case (C) in any preferred manner, and having in its rear a chamber (E) adapted to receive hair pins, or any small toilet articles of like nature. This casing, when made of metal, may be struck up or spunup and the retaining grooves (g g) for holding it in place constructed therein in any preferred manner so that the case (M) may be held in place on the brush, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, and in the modified form shown in Figs. 4 and 6.

The case (C) Figs. 5 and 6, is in the nature of a protecting case, While themirror (M) when in position upon the brush, lies in front of the bristles'so that the brush and case may be safely transported when traveling and may be drawn off by pulling the casein the direction of the arrows when it is desired to use the parts separately. In the modified form .shown in Figs. 7. and 8, the mirror (M) is held in the protecting case in any preferred manner and the grooves (9) are adapted to hold the case in the position shown, the hollow handle (H) acting in this instance to re-V ceive the handle of the brush so that al1-of the parts are held together, and the brush and case may be separated from each other by drawing them in opposite directions. In this form of the apparatus the sides (D) of the protecting case may extend over the ent-ire sides of the brush when in position, if desired.

I am aware that combined hair brushes and removable hand mirrors are old in the art, and I make no claim broad enough to include such a structure.

I am not aware, however, that any one has heretofore devised a detachable hand mirror and hair brush in which the supporting frame Yor case for the mirror is made of struck up material and held upon the brush by side grooves so that it may be slid into position, or removed therefrom at will; nor am I aware,

4that any one has heretofore constructed a ssl IOO

1. A combined brush and detachable mirror, the mirror being secured to the inside of a protecting case having side flanges and an open front and closed back, and adapted to be slid endwise upon the brush, and the side flanges ofthe case being provided with grooves or projections adapted to engage the side edges of the brush back and hold the case in position, substantially as described.

2. A combined brush and detachable receptacle forhair-pins and the like, the receptacle being located Within a protecting case having side flanges and an open front and closed back, and adapted to be slid endwise upon the brush, and the side flanges of the case being provided with grooves or projections adapted to engage the side edges of the brush back and hold the case in position, substantially as described.

3. A combined brush, detachable mirror, and receptacle for hair-pins and the like, the mirror and receptacle being located within a protecting case having `side flanges and an open front and closed back, and adapted to be slid endwise upon the brush, and the side flanges of the case being provided with grooves or proj ections" adapted to engage the side edges of the brush back and hold the case in position, substantially as described.

4:. A detachable brush protecting case, said case having side flanges and an open front brush back and hold the casein position, sub-` stantially as described.

5. A combined brush, detachable mirror, and brush protecting case, the mirror being secured to the inside of the case, the case llaving side flanges and an open front and closed back, and adapted to be slid endwise upon the brush, and the side flanges of the case being provided with grooves or projections adapted to engage the side edges of the brush back and hold the case in position, substantially as described.

6. A combined brush and brush protecting case, the latter having a mirror and a receptacle for hair-pins and the like on the inside of the same, and the case having side flanges and an open front and closed back,` and adapted to be slid endwise upon the brush, and the side flanges of the case being. provided with grooves or projectionsadapted to Vengage the side edges of the brush and fhold the case in position, substantially as described.

CHARLES J. KINTNER. Witnesses:

CHARLES J. REED, F. GRIEssMAN. 

